This is a super duper last minute post on my part and for that, I apologize. But…if you are as funky, and fierce as Raye 6 then you will be able to enter her contest and rock it out for a chance to win a cameo in her next video, which will tape on September […]

A holiday candle? See below (via the press release): Bath & Body Works is scouring the nation to find delicious new recipes to turn into candles for their Holiday 2011 collection. Beginning April 20th, bake-masters and sweet-lovers across the nation are invited to upload their most prized dessert recipes to MyCandleRecipe.com for the chance to […]

So, the reasons that I say this is a pre Mother’s Day giveaway are because there aren’t any present giving holidays coming up any time soon and because these particular movies make me think of my mother because she likes movies like this (especially for lazing around on a Sunday), so I figured these would […]

I got a goodie bag back in September that had some cool products but in some cases too many. Hence, I bring you Max Factor Vivid Impact Eyeshadow duo: I got them in five different shade combos but each had a duplicate and I don’t wear eyeshadow like that so I wanted to give them […]

Yep, I’ve teamed up with Apple Bottoms to give you a present. The first person who answers the trivia question right wins a 4 oz bottle of the Apple Bottoms perfume (pictured above). It smells nice, by the way. Fragrance creators say, “We found our inspiration around the apple blossoms, and built a beautiful bouquet […]

I’m super late but come out tonight if you can, I’ll be moderating a talk back following the play. See below for info: New York, NY- Homage 3:Â IllmaticÂ tells the coming-to-being story of an artist who must evolve or disappear. A tribute to the rapper NaSâ€™Â ILLMATIC, Homage 3:Â IllmaticÂ comes out the spirit of the classic album and […]

I told myself that I would write every day, even when I didn’t want to…even if it was a sentence. It’s rainy and retrogradey and sucky outside. But such is life. Despite the gray, be inspired and still choose a happy day. *Taking my own advice*

Starrene Rhett Rocque is a New York City-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist and author who enjoys telling the stories of people who are hiding in plain sight. Her award-winning website, GangStarrGirl.com, focuses on women in hip-hop, pop-culture, beauty, travel and other lifestyle interests like pole dancing. Most people discover that upon reading her quirky musings […]
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